Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do? UCLA and Princeton planetary scientists asked that question and got a surprising answer: Under the intense heat and pressure of newborn planets, water and gas react with each other, creating unexpected mixtures i